Sexual Abuse Support Group

Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. Different types of sexual abuse involve: Non-consensual, forced physical sexual behavior such as rape, incest or sexual assault, or psychological forms of abuse, such as verbal sexual behavior or...

REJECTED by Trauma Therapy?!?!

I spoke with the University of Missouri Center for Trauma and Recovery and they told me that it was likely that they WOULD NOT treat me because I have a history of self harm. WTF?

I still have an intake interview next Tuesday because the woman I spoke with said she would go ahead and do one for me because they do one for all potential patients, but because I indicated on the phone the first time I spoke with the admissions person that I have a history of self-harm that they don't want to deal with me.

Now I just want to completely give up. What are you supposed to do when a TRAUMA CENTER...that is, a place that is supposed to specialize in treating PTSD and those who have been sexually abused...won't even help you?

um... wow. I may not know the whole story, but I agree, you would think that with the word &quot;trauma&quot; in the title they would certainly expect... well, gee. Going through trauma leads MANY people to want to harm themselves. That just doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. Are they not equipped to deal with the severity that one might expect comes with trauma?

Keep us posted. I'm interested to hear what they might say to you about why...

Is that your only avenue to get treatment. Maybe you could call your local rape crisis center in your area and see if they can do something or maybe just ask does their saying they will not treat you seem to be a little odd. You seem to be an assertive person by your posts, so I would certainly want to know the reasons before you give up. I can understand your being pissed right now. Like Sackocrap said, keep us posted. There has got to be help our there somewhere. You are a victim of trauma.

There has GOT to be help out there for you. It seems almost like maybe the woman you talked to stepped out of line?

A LOT of people who are raped or sexually abuse turn to self harm to cope. I know I did. I also know that there were some people (the counselor I was seeing at the time, actually) who were more than a bothered by it, and couldn't seem to look past it.

First of all, if that happened to me, I would remind myself that I have a history of being a very bad fortune teller. Virtually nothing bad, which I have ccnvinced my self would happen, actually did happen.

What I am staying is, don't automatically accept what was told to you as an irreversable decision. Stay in today. I never project anything but worst case scenerio.

Many people with &quot;borderline personality disorder&quot; harm themselves. That particular disorder is said to be very difficult to treat. I know one 18 year old who has had four different counselors drop her as a client.

You might ask this organization, if they do decide you to not fit, if they would at least run a full assessment on you and give you a report in writing. That would be something you could show other potential counselors. You could then ask them their experiences with treating people like you.

Well, I have already been through the SAFE program, the BEST self-harm treatment program in the country. The last time I harmed was over a month ago. I have NO impulses to harm since then. When I went into the hospital I was full blown addicted to SI, harming 3 times a day. And I DO NOT have borderline personality disorder. That is slapped onto a LOT of people who SI but I am NOT borderline. It just pisses me off that they are being like this!!! WTF? I just want to give up and die. I am seriously at my wits end and have no hope left.

(BTW I am not yelling at anyone I am venting to the world in general here so please don't take what I say personally)

I wouldnt take it personally, i can understand why you have the need to vent. I have been in counseling/therapy about 20 times in my 20 years of life (im on number 20 right now, and it seems to be going ok right now). But all my other counselors/therapists have given up on me, or told my parents they cant help me, so i no what you are going through. But most of the reason being is i wouldnt talk to them non of them new about my abuse the one i have now is just learning a little.

Just reassure them in the interview that you have not self harmed in a while, tell them that you have grown from that and have no intentions to going back to harming yourself. (((HUGS))) I am praying that you can get the treatment from these people.

Well, I now have 4 intake therapy appointments with 4 different therapists over the next 2 weeks so I should be able to find one that will work for me....I don't have insurance but at least my dad is willing to pay because he knows how bad I am right now...my stupid school cut off my insurance...but that is another gripe for another thread...grrrr

I understand completely. I tried to be a part of a study for asthma, they said they needed people with severe asthma to help them with a study. So I gladly volunteered. They said no because I was on a vent at one time. What the hell does that have to do with anything. I was on the vent because of severe asthma. Never did understand that. Sorry hun.

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